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Today — 9 October 2025Main stream

Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians

The Trump administration has said that it is attacking boats and killing their occupants because they are smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United States.

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President Gustavo Petro of Colombia at the United Nations General Assembly last month.
Yesterday — 8 October 2025Main stream

Meet ‘Porky,’ Lima’s Right-Wing Mayor Embracing Trump’s MAGA Movement

8 October 2025 at 17:02
By embodying President Trump’s brash style, Rafael López Aliaga has become a leading candidate to be Peru’s next president.

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Lima’s right-wing mayor, Rafael López Aliaga, who is known widely as “Porky.”

Hunter Biden Pursued a Deal to Sell Land Around the U.S. Embassy in Romania

8 October 2025 at 03:46
The proposed transaction, stemming from relationships that started while his father was vice president and involving a Chinese partner, underscores the extent of Mr. Biden’s questionable business dealings abroad.

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Hunter Biden’s efforts on the proposed land deal came partly as his father was pressing the Romanians to rid their country of nepotism and corruption.

EU Proposes 50% Steel Tariffs, a Move to Counter Chinese Imports

8 October 2025 at 00:39
European officials want to sharply lower the bloc’s quota on tariff-free steel imports, while doubling levies to 50 percent, as President Trump’s tariffs create domino effects.

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A steel factory in Duisburg, Germany. The European Union is proposing a sharp increase in tariffs on steel imports.
Before yesterdayMain stream

What to Know About Carney and Trump’s White House Meeting

7 October 2025 at 17:02
President Trump on Tuesday is hosting Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada, who is seeking relief from U.S. tariffs. Few people expect any major concessions.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada during a meeting with President Trump at the White House in May.

Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela

The move paves the way for a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro.

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Richard Grenell, a special presidential envoy and executive director of the Kennedy Center, had been leading negotiations with Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, and other top Venezuelan officials.

Trump, Drug Cartels, Venezuela and War: What We Know

7 October 2025 at 05:29
The Trump administration is ratcheting up pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, while attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea.

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U.S. Marines during a training exercise in Arroyo, Puerto Rico.

Russia Welcomes Trump’s Blessing of Proposal to Extend Caps on Nuclear Weapons

6 October 2025 at 23:33
President Trump said a Russian proposal to extend by one year the limits on long-range nuclear weapons sounded “like a good idea to me.”

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A RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system drives across Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow in May.

Trying to Survive Gaza’s War-Torn Present, and Hoping for a Future

Two years of intense warfare in Gaza has left its people with a dismembered and disordered society. The destruction is vast and many Gazans have mental and physical wounds that could scar a generation.

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The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts

27 September 2025 at 17:02
The Trump administration’s decision to slash foreign aid has led to the deaths of thousands of children, a reality that officials continue to deny. In our latest video, @nytopinion columnist Nicholas Kristof reports from Uganda on a crisis that is only getting worse.
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